Effect of Cs-4® (Cordyceps sinensis) on exercise performance in healthy older subjects: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 585-590

  Chen, Steve ^a   Li, Zhaoping ^a   Krochmal, Robert ^a   Abrazado, Marlon ^b   Kim, Woosong ^a   Cooper, Christopher B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CORDYMAX; CS 4; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

AGED; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CORDYCEPS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PULMONARY VENTILATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 77952574798     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0226     Document Type: Article

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